D1. 22 rounds on rings for pullups.
D2. About 16 minutes, still slow reps with a pause at the top and bottom of each rep.
D3. 8:33. I did the pullups at 10,6,6,5 and 5. Pushups started with 27, then petered out with much smaller sets. Squats were straight through, though the pace slowed considerably around #40.

On Tuesday I will be getting blood drawn for a physical. I am interested to see how the diet and exercise have affected blood sugar and cholesterol. Those have been trending badly the last few years.

D1. 25 rounds, pullups on rings. I am going to try to eke out 27 next time.
D2. Around 15-16 minutes. I enjoy going very slowly for each rep on these days. I am keeping the rest period to two minutes from now on. Takes a while, but a nice change of pace.
D3. 7:17. I surprised myself here. Over a minute off from last week. Did 12, 8, 6 and 6 for pullups. Push ups started with 24, I planned on doing 16 after that but had to make smaller sets. Squats felt better this week.

Weight is now 175 +/- a pound. Just turned 42. I don't have the nerve yet to post photos like Cheapo does.

Wow, that week showed really good improvement for times! I am thinking about scaling down rest periods for every week I stay on the same level, maybe 30 seconds a week, or maybe just take it down to a flat 2 minutes.

Will you continue with 2 minutes for when you move up a level? I guess D2 is more about strength, and not about time, so can't hurt? How hard was the transition?

Thank you, art50. If and when I level up my D2 rest period will probably go to three minutes. Shortening the rest periods will come over time and incrementally. I wouldn't care if I didn't think somehow that doing so will help cut down the D3 time. I suspect it might.

The way I've been doing the D2 breaks on the last two levels is to do strict 3 minute breaks until I get the total exercise time down to 5 minutes. Then I'll go down to strict 2 minute breaks. If I get it down to 5 minutes again, I'll shorten the breaks further. This provides another nice intermediate goal for the D2 workout in between the long struggle to level up.

D1. 22 rounds. I know I could have done at least a little better. I did keep my form pretty strict on all reps.
D2. About fifteen. Very strict form, slow and controlled. I didn't need to break the push-up position on any of those. Usually I feel like taking a break during push-ups on the fourth and fifth rounds.
D3. 5:17. I surprised myself and did the pull ups 20, 6 and 6. I also got through the push-ups quicker by shortening breaks. I think if I knew how close I was I might have found it in me to bust them out quicker. I really want those 17 seconds!

D1, 27 rounds. I was determined to increase my D1 number, inspired by the likes of Rosencrantz. I used a Kettlebell timer app on my iPad. I set the work periods at 45 seconds with 0 second rest periods for 27 cycles. I set another timer for 20 minutes, just to make sure. Having the big iPad relentlessly chugging along with the countdown kept me more focused. I found if I sped throug the reps, I could get about 14 seconds to catch my breath. If I took my time, I didn't get as gassed but had to immediately begin the next round. Next week I will set the work periods at 42 seconds, which should give me 28 rounds after 20 minutes. As long as I stay on L6, I will whittle it to 40 second work periods.

I got very short of breath during pull-ups. Knowing I came so close last week gave me the extra shove to get through the rest. I kept the push up breaks very short, 3-4 deep breaths. Now that level 6 is in the bag, I'm taking a week at level 3 then going to level 7. We had our first dusting of snow in my area. Can't wait to get skiing again.